Cutter



A118 11, 1931.. w. J. DRUCKER 1,818,467

- 1 GUTTERA l l Filed Sept. 19. 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 lli Ag. l1, 1931. w. J. DRUCKER- CUTTER Filed Sept l19. '1927 :5 sheets-sheet 2 Aug.` ll, 1931. l J. DRUCKER 1,818,467

CUTTER Filed sept. 19192'1 s sheets-sheet 5 `Patented A ug. l1, 1931 uNITEn-sra'rss giarsgur oFFicsf WILLIAM J. DRUCKER, or cnicas-o, iiiLNoIsf CUTTER Y Application filed September 19, 1927. Serial 'No.1 2,2(),330af` This invention pertains to cutters,and more particularly to those forms of cutting assemblies` adapted for use ,in conjunction with meat tables. Y

` In certain businesses, as the butcher or meat business,'it is frequently necessary to saw through hard, tough material associated with comparativelyv thin, tender material, such as sawing through a meat bone found incerta-in types of meats. Usually this is accomplished by means ofthe old-fashioned meat handsaw. This, vwhile inexpensive initially, is not entirely satisfactory because, due partially to: the` slowness with which this saw is operated, such operation smears or spreads the bonefdust over the surface of the meat which is very unpleasant if in large particles, and if merely inf dust form, quickly spoils `the meat it is kept for any length of time. j

There have been a number of power driven meansl developed for accomplishing this purpose which have been more or less unsatisfactory due to bulk, weight and abnormal expense both to manufacture and maintain as well as tothe fact that vthey are not Kentirely flexible and are oftentimes dangerous. i

It is therefore an object of this Iinvention to provide an adjustable cutter having meansjrendering said cutter A.operative only when said cutter is actuated: i 5 Another vObjectis to provide a balanced cutting device adjustable with 'respect to an operating table, which device is compact, inexpensive and durable and one which fulfills -all requirements of manufacture andV service. i Y

Still0 another objectis to. provide` an adjustable cutting means which may be aswhich is readily moved to and held in a positionllwhereby Yit willv not interfere with other operations on said tables. A further object is to provide a cutting device which is compact, occupies `little sp`ace,is controlled by a'single operator, one which may be easily and quickly associated with any operating table, and may be readparticularly where ily` moved to any partl vof the associated table l to-per'form its work. j Y f With theseV and various `other objects in l View, the' invention consistsof certain novel features of construction and operation as will be more'fully described and particular'- ly pointed out in the specification, drawings and claims appended hereto. 1

In'the drawings, wherein like reference characters are used' to designate like parts-f- Figure l is a front 'elevation of atable having one form of the device mounted thereon; Figure 2 is affraigmentary plan fof the table and device shown inv Figure l;

Figu'reS is a fragmentary side elevation Of the table and device shown in Figure l; Figure 4 is `an enlarged'sectional eleva` tion ,of the tightening fpawl controlling means, the Vsame being taken substantially in the plane asy indicated byk the line i-t of Figure 2; i i t Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectionalele vation similar to Figure'e, showing a modification of the pawl controllingde'vice; f

AFigure 6 is an enlarged sectionalelevation taken substantially in the'pla'nerepresented by the liney ,t3-f6 of 'Figure "2showin'g thecrankand associated shaftforv controlling the operation of the saw guard; and]` Figure 7 isafragmentaryfelevation"of an adjustable tracksupport for ad'aptingthe saw unit to use on anytablef' Figure 8 is-an enlarged sectional elevation taken through the adjusting'irollers of' the support for the cutting device. j Figure 9vis kan enlarged sectional elevation of the stop for the; cutting device bracket, the same bein'g'takenl substantially in the plane as indicated by the iline 9&9 of Fig sociatedv with tables-of any heightand one Y me 2 disposed at either end of said tablev and are Y secured to the underside thereof as Qby bolts 1 or nails 14. The brackets are provided with supporting means, suchas sockets 15, forY l shaft 27 Aof a ball or roller. bearing 28 venthe purpose of supporting a track member 16 disposed therebetween and which may be tubular in section to conform to the sockets. This member may be supported such as at its midpoint by a bracket 17 fastened as at 18 to a portion of the track, said bracket being fastened to the under side of the table by means 19 similar to the means 14 securing the brackets 13 to said table. If desired, cushioning means (not shown) maybe applied to the track adjacent `the end brackets providing resilient stops for the bracket support 21.

A track 20 may also be provided on the under side of the table top, said trackbeing preferably substantially U-shaped in section and opening downwardly. Cooperating withtracks 16 and 20,-is the bracket support 2 1 having an enlarged base portion 22 provided with suitablyk bearinged rollers 23 and 24 adapted to engage bothl lower and upper sides of the track 16, and it may be desirable to provide one setv of rollers, preferably the rollers 23, with an eccentric mounting as shown in Figure 8 so that a simple adjustment of'said rollers and consequently the bracket support 21 with respect tothe track 16 may be effected. Referring more particularly to Fig. 8, each roller 23 is shown as mounted on an eccentric bushing 123 carried by the nut andbolt connector 25, said bushing Ybeing provided with means such as apertures 223 for receiving an adjustment tool for movin said bushing. Inwardly projecting bra iets or lugs 26 are provided on the upper part of the b ase 22 for the purpose of receiving an adjustable gaging and cooperating with the Atrack2O.

The upper end Vof the bracket 21 termi-` nates in a bifurcated head 29 provided with a stop 92 adapted for engagement with an extension 91 of the lug 90 carried byv the bracket 31,; said head being suitably apertured toaccommodate a shaft-30 carried thereby. VThe shaft 3Q carries and forms a support-for a bracket member 31, the head 32 of which cooperates with the shaft 30 and terminates in sockets 33 adaptedto have supporting relation with track members 34 ofany suitable `shape as tubular. One of the socket members 33 is provided with upstanding arms or -lugs 35 to which 1s pivoted a'pawl 36 which may be provided with a stop 37 adapted toengageaportion of the socket to limit the upward disengaging position of the pawl with vthe ratchet wheel 38 keyed to shaft v30. Toward the ends of the shaft 30 and .on the outside .of the head portions 32, metal washers 39 may be Vkeyed to shaft 30 as at 40, and adapted to be engaged by portions. of hand wheels 41 threaded on the ends of the shaft` 30 to provide tightening means between the bracket 31 and its associated mechanism A coiled spring 42 is provided between portions of the head 29 of the bracket 21, one end of said spring being keyed or fixed to the shaft30 as at 43 and the other end being attached preferably to the bottom of the bracket 31 as at 44. The bracket 31 is also provided with a downwardly eX- venient manner as shown in Figures 4 and 5, Referring more particularly to Figure 4, a thumb screw 49 may be provided having threaded engagement with a portion 50 of one of the upstanding lugs or shoulders 35 provided on 'the bracket 31. Spacefd longitudinally of the pawl from its pivot 51, thethreaded portion of the thumb screw 49 may be provided with a cam 52 separate from the thumb screw 49, beingfreely pivoted theretol by the pin 53, it being understood that the cam then engages the pawl 36 so that when thekthumb Vscrew is operated inwardly toward the pawl, said pawl will ride .upthe vcam thus releasing the pawl from engagement with the ratchet -wheel 38, a reverse movement of the thumb screw serving Atomove the pawl toward the ratchet wheel,

, j This structuremay be modified as shown in Figure. 5`by providing an aperture 54 in the pawl 36 removed longitudinally, from the Ipivot 51 andfaced in such afdirection as vto have engagement'with a pointed or cammed end-55 ofa thumb screw 56 having a portion 57 havinglthreaded engagement with ,one of lthefup.standingv lugs of the bracket 31. rlfhe cammed end may. take the form 'of a cone eccentric with respect to the' aperture 54 so that. inward Vmovement ofthe screw. willfserveato raise the pawl, as `in the embodiment described above.,

l The track members 34 project toward the opposite edge of the table 10 and terminate in and are attached to a handhold 5 8, forming afrigidstructure with said ltracks and preferablyapertur'ed to take a switch operating plunger -59 Aoperated at one lside of the handhold by a button 60,l The opposite end of' the plunger serves to operate any convenient form of normally open switch 61 which may beof the spring or snap or any other form'. It :will readily be' seen that the form of track andvhandhold lends itself readily to provide conduits for' any wiring the track 34 and being arranged so that' preferably the Aupperrollers are adjustable suchas by forming such rollers with eccentric shafts 65 or by utilizing eccentric bushings as already described withrespect to the rollers 23. The carriage serves to support j a -motor 66 directly connected 'as through a shaft 67 with a saw member or 'cutter 68 conveniently placed for operation. The saw is provided with an upper guard member k'69 secured to a bracket 70 on the carriage 62, said bracket being provided with a-handhold 71 adjacent a locking member 72 pivoted as at 73 to the bracket 70. This locking member comprises a hand operating arm 74 normally held in 'raised position by a spring member 75 disposed between the bracket 70 and the arm 74. The lock 72 may conveniently be in the form of a bell-crank, the other arm 76 of which is provided with teeth 176 adapted to mesh with the teeth of the rack 77 provided along one of the arms 34. A shaft '7 8 is also provided along this arm adjacent and prefer` ably beneath the rack `77, said shaft being supported in suitable bearings 79 provided on vthe track `member 34. This shaft is provided at its end with a crank 80 having engagement with the switch operating member 59, as in the slot 81. Shaft 78 is provided with a keyway 82 adapted to accommodate a projection 83 of an arm 84 associated with the carriage and slidinglyv supported on said shaft. Arm 84 is pivoted at 85 to one end of a turnbuckle link or member 86, the opposite end of said member being pivotedto a lug 87 formed on a lower saw guard member 88, said member being pivoted atV 89 to the upper guard member 69 to completely encircle the saw 68, a

'spring 93 being` provided between guard members tendinr to urge the movable member to saw protecting position.

Referring now particularly to the support shown in Figure 7, conditions mayV arise whereby it is not desired to secure the unit directly to a table, as for. instance where it is desired to use said unitin conjunction with various tables. In such a case, the device shown in Figure 7 may be conveniently used. Said device consists essentially of standards 100 supportedly fixed to foot orv base members 101 as at 102, said members being provided with securing means 103 for fastening said members to a table, floor or any other support.` Brackets 104 are conveniently secured in a proper position on each standard 100 and are provided with a lug 105 having a threaded supporting and adjusting member 106 threaded thereto and extending upwardly i'or supportingengagement with seat 107 provided on a bearing member 108 encir- 4cling each standard. r1`he member108'on each standard is provided with a lower socket 109 to which is secured the track member 110 of any convenient shape, such as round. The member 108 is provided at its upper end with a supporting lug `111 adapted-to haveU-shaped member 112, corresponding to the U-shaped member 20, fixed thereto as byfmeans ofthebolts 113.

`lhefstandards may be provided with up'- per caps, ysaid caps forming stops 114 limiting the upward movement of the track as# sembly. Further, members 108 may eachl be providedwith afwedging member suchl as acam 115 supported between lugs 116 provided on said hearing.l llt will readily be appreciated then that Yformed a vstructure similar to the track as`- sembly 16 and 20 above described, and as such assembly may be conveniently spaced, the bracket assembly 21 may readily be used with this latter structure as well as vwith the structure already described in detail serthat the parts of one Astructure are readily interchangeable with those of the other.` v

.inthe operation of the unit, ordinarily the spring 42 will be tensionedto balance the weight of the motor and track unit. This may be done by engaging'V the lpawl 36 with the ratchet 38 and raising the trackand motor assembly several times, the pawl r47V may be well tonote that the friction be-f,

tween the hand wheels 41 and thewashers 39 keyed tothe'shaft 30 also aidsin preventing theunit fromunauthorizedly dropping `toward the table, the lug provided on the bracket 31 and provided lwith the extension 91, overlapping one of the members 29, being engaged with a stop portion 92 provided on said member 29 for the 'puraose of limitinT vthe upward movement of l e i the unit and track. By moving` the arm 74y downward to disengage the locking'member 76 with the rack 77, the motor unit may be slid to anyplace' along the track 34, and to set the motor `in operation, it is only necesthere isV really lsary for the operator toV depress the buttonv Y 60, starting the motor'. Depressing the button 60 causesA rotation in a counterclockwise direction of the shaft 78, Vraising the arm 84, in turn causing the lower guardk member 88 the arm 84 and the shaft 78, there is ready' operation ofthe carriage 62 with the track 34. lVhen the button is released, the current is cutroif from the motor and dueY to the Weight of the lower guard member or any spring means which may be provided as at 93 between the upper andloiver guard members, the lower guard member immediately assumes a position to protect the saw. The motor may or maynot be provided with a magnetic brake as desired, as it-is probably sufcient that the guard member assumes its operative position immediately the current is cut off in order to protect the operator or third parties from the spinning cutter.

I do not Wish to be limited by the exact embodiments of the device shown as it will be understood that other and various forms of the device Will of course be apparent to those skilled in the art- I claim: Y

l. In a cutting device, the combination of a support, a member movable along `said support, a cutting member associated with said member, said cutting member having a guard mounted onsaid member and normally disposed to render the cutting edgeV of saidY cutting member ineffective, and means associated with said guard operable from said support to move said guard to thereby render the cutting edge of said cutting member effective. f

I 2. In a cutting device, the combination of a cutting member, a support disposed adjacent thereto, a guard movable along said support normally disposed to render the cutting edge of said member-ineffective, and

Y' means for moving said guard transversely of the` plane of said cutting member to thereby render the cutting edge of saidinember eifective. Y

3. In a cutting device, the combination of `a support, a Vmember movable along said support, a cutting member associated with said member, said cutting member having a guard-mounted on said member and normally disposed to render the cutting edge of said cutting member ineffective, and means associated with said, guard operable from said support to move said guard transversely of the plane of said cutting member to thereby render the cutting edge o'f said cutting member efective.

.4. In a cutting device, the combination of a support, a support carried thereby, a

critter' movable in a translational directionV with said second named support and having means to rotate the saine, and a guard normally positioned to protect the critter, and means on the second named support for controlling the rotationof said cutter, said means being operative to render said guard inoperative to thereby render said cutter operative. Y* Y 5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a support, a bracket slidably supported thereby, a cutting device carried by said bracket and having a cutting member, a guard'for said cutting member, said guard including a portion movable to a position whereby said cutting member may be effective,` means for operc ting said portion of the guard, and means on -said sup port for operating Vsaid cutting device and saidlast named means.

t V6. Ina device of the character described,

the combination of a support, a bracket slidably supported thereby, a cutting device earried by said bracket and4 having a cutting member, a guard for said cutting member, said guard including a portion movable to a position whereby saidcutting member may be effective, means for operating said portion of the guard, said means including a rotatable member on said support and a member slidable on said rotatable member, and means on said support for operating sbaid cutting deviceand said rotatable mem- Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 16th day ofl September, 1927.

v WILLIAM J. DRUCKER.

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